Gram panchayat · Ganjam block · Ganjam
Santoshpur gram panchayat
Santoshpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Ganjam block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,392 people in 966 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chhatrapur assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,392
- Literacy
- 69.3%
- Area
- 8.3 km²
- LGD code
- 117759
Villages of Santoshpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kartikadhi | 266 | 1,292 | 69.0% | 11% | 0% |
| Santoshpur | 243 | 1,205 | 65.3% | 32% | 0% |
| Satuli | 172 | 645 | 61.6% | 36% | 0% |
| Sanagopalapur | 130 | 612 | 80.6% | 12% | 1% |
| Kujidhipa | 89 | 383 | 74.9% | 2% | 0% |
| Lauput | 66 | 255 | 71.5% | 8% | 0% |
| Kumaradapalliuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Pokharibariuninhabited | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Santoshpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,392
- 2,215 male · 2,177 female
- Households
- 966
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 69.3%
- above Ganjam block's villages (67.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 983
- below Ganjam block's villages (996)
- Children aged 0–6
- 565
- 12.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,944
- 44.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 857 (19.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 13 (0.3%)
What the 1,944 workers did
- Cultivators459 (23.6%)
- Agricultural labourers267 (13.7%)
- Household industry52 (2.7%)
- Other work415 (21.3%)
- Marginal workers751 (38.6%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Santoshpur
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 8 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre0 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Vegetable (3), Cashew Nut (3), Gram (1), Ground Nuts (1), Cashewnut (1), Greengram (1), Black Gram (1).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Ganjam block
- Humma
- Jharedi Radhagovindapur
- Kainchapur
- Karapada
- Khandadeuli
- Malada
- Palanga
- Palibandha
- Poirasi
- Rajapur
- Ramagada
- Sana Ramachandrapur
- Subalaya
- Umuri Dharma Saranapur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Santoshpur? Share it with us.